Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-12
SOUND AND SOLID.
Rock Island as a City of Honest
Value.
Its Advantages as a Railroad and
Commercial Point--We Would Like
Hennepin BatDen Absolutely Need

1t.
That Rock Island is on the eve of a
boom there is no longer any doubt. The
fact is shown in every branch of business
enterprise, and when we say boom we
do not mean the real estate wild cat
booms, that have characterized the al
legged phenomenal advancement of west
ern towns the past few months, but a
solid substantial growth. Rock Island
wants none of those fiimsy booms that
come and go as the winds of morning
There is too much pretense of doing
in this age under the guise of blowing.
by their deeds ye shall know them, is
biblical injunction. applicable in all
places and at all times. and 1T is upon Its
worth aud material advantages as city
of trade and industry that Rock Island
seeks consideration as a future great
city. If Rock Island is to have boom
it wi he an honest one, not upon the
strength of columns of real estate trans
actions published daily er and over
again. hut backed by straightforward
works.
Rock Island is fortunate first IN its
NJ, hau al Tod
a point more advantageous and desirable
for centre of commercial Importance.
Aside from these natural endowments
enterprise and push have provided the
city with every modern advantage
excellent system of sewerage, water
works equal to any III the world, al
| modes of electro illumination, first class
hotels beautiful theatre, hives of man
ulaturing Industries a free delivery serv'
ice, three great railroads and two smaller
ones, three lines of street cars, goot
steamboat landings, business houses
second to none. delightful homes aud al
industrious, hospitable generous peo'
| pie
| Rock Islands business men hav,
learned well the power of advertising
A growing town is always recognized b,
the advertisements in its newspapers
They are always eagerly scanned by PEG
! pie Sc. king location. whether for ACTIVE
business OF dignitied retirement By thu
display of the merchants and manufact
urers you may Judge the town.
| One of the latest acquisitions to the cit,
and locality is the extension of one of tn
eastern branches Of the Atchison, Topeka
& Santa Fe through the city on its rout
from Kansas City to St. Paul. Tn
ARGUS has contended all along that suel
II move would sooner or later be made
The main line crosses the river at Fl
Madison and passes easterly short dis
lance south of Monmouth. where a june
ton has been made for the northern route
which is now being surveyed in
northwestcrly direction, striking the Mis-
sissippi about opposite Muscatne, wher
another branch will cross the river an
extend into Iowa, while the northern ex
tension will come up the east side Of tn
river through Rock Island county
coming through Andalusia and Roc
Island, h spur being made to Davenport
and the line continuing On TO St. Paul.
Rock Island while being already on tn
main line Of the great system, whic
bears It's name the c, Il. |. 4 p. is ais
an important terminus, on the Racine
Southwestern division of the c, VI an
ST. P, aud the st Louis & Rock Islam
division of the c., & @. besides hav
ing the business offices OF the Roc
Island & Peoria and its Gable branCt
extending To the great Cable coal field
In addition TO the general advantage
enumerated, above, Rock Island may ju;
tifiably point with pride 20 its publ
schools. Its free public library, it
! AuEustana college, It's close proxlmil
with the government arsenal, and tina
delightful summer resort Black Hawk
- watch tower, and other points Of pleasuI
and recreation too numerous to specify
The advent of the Atchison, Topeka
Santa Fe gives Rock Island renewe
hopes for the immediate future 1t
coming into an heritage that it has lof
i deserved, and which it will now posses